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Wasn't sure to post this here or in the Amd forum, but the motherboard choice is the most difficult part of this. Looking to upgrade the secondary pc that gets less use by the gf, but she's been getting more into some games with me. I have an rx 580 4gb coming from the forum, and this will be a 1080p gamer. I've settled on the 2600x, but I'm overwhelmed with the choices due to the fact that the x370 and b-350 chipsets support it along with the newer ones. I can make a run to Microcenter if it's worth my while, the bundle discount might be worth the tax & driving cost. I also have an interesting ram conundrum I'll address after.
First up, I don't need much for bells & whistles on the motherboard, I do not plan on doing any overclocking with the cpu or ram. In other threads I've seen the Msi pro carbon mentioned, but it never clarifies if the x370 or x470 is the one to get now. MC has the x370 one for $144. I really want to avoid sketchy vrms or issues, even if it's a bit overkill for this use case, and it seems like the budget am4 boards are pretty hit and miss. Case can handle full atx, no need for itx or anything. No need of wifi or bluetooth either. I plan on this build lasting 3+ years, not planning on upgrading the cpu during that time so future compatibility doesn't matter. MC also has the Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING which looks like just a slightly lesser Gigabyte X470 AORUS Gaming 5 WiFi, but it has awful reviews at newegg with lots of issues or deaths, but I don't need the wifi so it seems like a waste. Again, overwhelmed.
Second up is the ram. Easy answer is to get 16gb of 3200mhz cl14, but I have a potential better use for that. My file / Plex server is using 2400mhz cl16 ram with its 1700x and Asus Prime X370-Pro. This gets regular use and is a bit of a workhorse, and is usually using 8-10gb of its ram. What I'm wondering is, really which system would benefit from the higher speed ram? I don't want to seriously hamstring the 2600x, but if it's going to go to better use in the workhorse machine then I'd rather do that. I don't understand the impacts of the higher speed enough for real world applications. I'm not going to ditch the set I have, I got it last August when I built the 1700x rig because the server died and it needed replacement asap, even knowing it wasn't the fastest but I didn't think it would make a sizable difference. I'm leaning toward the server getting the faster ram, but I'd love some input.
Thanks for reading, sorry if I didn't break it up enough. I'll try to reply regularly.
Wasn't sure to post this here or in the Amd forum, but the motherboard choice is the most difficult part of this. Looking to upgrade the secondary pc that gets less use by the gf, but she's been getting more into some games with me. I have an rx 580 4gb coming from the forum, and this will be a 1080p gamer. I've settled on the 2600x, but I'm overwhelmed with the choices due to the fact that the x370 and b-350 chipsets support it along with the newer ones. I can make a run to Microcenter if it's worth my while, the bundle discount might be worth the tax & driving cost. I also have an interesting ram conundrum I'll address after.
First up, I don't need much for bells & whistles on the motherboard, I do not plan on doing any overclocking with the cpu or ram. In other threads I've seen the Msi pro carbon mentioned, but it never clarifies if the x370 or x470 is the one to get now. MC has the x370 one for $144. I really want to avoid sketchy vrms or issues, even if it's a bit overkill for this use case, and it seems like the budget am4 boards are pretty hit and miss. Case can handle full atx, no need for itx or anything. No need of wifi or bluetooth either. I plan on this build lasting 3+ years, not planning on upgrading the cpu during that time so future compatibility doesn't matter. MC also has the Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING which looks like just a slightly lesser Gigabyte X470 AORUS Gaming 5 WiFi, but it has awful reviews at newegg with lots of issues or deaths, but I don't need the wifi so it seems like a waste. Again, overwhelmed.
Second up is the ram. Easy answer is to get 16gb of 3200mhz cl14, but I have a potential better use for that. My file / Plex server is using 2400mhz cl16 ram with its 1700x and Asus Prime X370-Pro. This gets regular use and is a bit of a workhorse, and is usually using 8-10gb of its ram. What I'm wondering is, really which system would benefit from the higher speed ram? I don't want to seriously hamstring the 2600x, but if it's going to go to better use in the workhorse machine then I'd rather do that. I don't understand the impacts of the higher speed enough for real world applications. I'm not going to ditch the set I have, I got it last August when I built the 1700x rig because the server died and it needed replacement asap, even knowing it wasn't the fastest but I didn't think it would make a sizable difference. I'm leaning toward the server getting the faster ram, but I'd love some input.
Thanks for reading, sorry if I didn't break it up enough. I'll try to reply regularly.